Conference on Economic Resilience, Braga, Portugal
I am heading to Portugal for the Conference on Economic Resilience. I co-organized this event along with two colleagues, Isabel Ramos (University of Minho) and James R. Martin, II (Clemson University). The conference will be held at Largo do Paço – Rectorate. Attendees at the event include: Norio Okada, Director of Disaster Recovery Governance Research Institute, […]
Speaking at the GSA on the Future of Challenges and Contests in the Public Sector
On April 18, I will deliver a webinar from the General Services Administration on the future of challenges in the public sector. This presentation will draw on my work funded by the IBM Center for the Business of Government on Challenge.gov. The webinar will also highlight findings from my recent work that is looking at how […]
ASPA 2013 – Collective Intelligence in the Public Sector
I just returned from the 2013 Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration in New Orleans. I participated on a panel titled, Institutionalizing Social Media in the Public Sector, moderated by John Kamensky (IBM Center for the Business of Government). Panelist included: Ines Mergel (Maxwell School, Syracuse University), Tanya M. Kelley (Arizona State University), […]
Poster – Designing Smart Cities – Ohio State University
Baumer Lecture at Ohio State University – Designing Smart Cities
I will be visiting The Ohio State University on February 6th, 2013. During my visit, I will deliver a talk as part of the Baumer Lecture Series in Ohio State’s Knowlton School of Architecture. My talk will outline how technologies are changing the face of urbanization. Specifically, I will outline how citizens are leveraging technologies […]
Small Cities Chew on Big Changes – The Columbian
I was interviewed by Paris Achen for a story on how small cities are making big changes to revitalize their communities. See here for the story that appeared in The Columbian.
Policy Informatics in Communications of the AIS
I have a new paper accepted for publication in the Communications of the AIS. The paper outlines the case for IS researchers to pay attention to the budding field of policy informatics. In this paper we introduce policy informatics as an emerging research space. Policy informatics is the study of how information systems are leveraged […]
Joining the Board of Alliance for Innovation
I am heading to Williamsburg, VA for the Alliance for Innovation Board Meeting and the Big Ideas Conference. I recently joined the Alliance for Innovation Board of Directors. Arizona State University (ASU) is a core member of the Alliance for Innovation (AFI), and houses the administrative offices of the AFI at the College of Public Programs. The AFI […]
Challenge.Gov Report Released: IBM Center for the Business of Government
My report on Challenge.gov has been released by the IBM Center for the Business of Government. To get a copy of the report, please click here.
Speaking at NASCIO Leadership Summit – Oct 2012
I will be speaking at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Leadership Summit on Oct 25, 2012 in San Diego, California. My talk will draw on my book, Intrapreneurship: Managing Ideas within Your Organization, and focus on how to lead through collaboration. For more details on the event, please click here: — NASCIO 2012 Leadership […]